Former Bruins Ex Bruin general discussion II
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I expect him to get the Bruins some decent ice to play on, though. All that money he's saved himself by getting a salary cap implemented can damn sure upgrade the ice plant and probably not even cause a twitch. The cap is now what it is, so you are right, as long as he spends to it, there is nothing really to criticize that way. I am not going to give him props for doing it any more than the Rags and Leafs should get props for spending far less than they can afford on a roster. They all should be spending to the cap every season.
BiteThisBurrows
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Not really though. The cap's good for the league. You have to structure your teams differently though. You can't just load up on expensive veterans, you have to have a mix of them with cheap young talent on their rookie contracts. Bruins have kept trading the future away for "this year" each deadline, and it's got them close, but in the end you pay for that.
There are only 2 problems with the cap and you can say Tampa to both of them (and now Vegas). Cheating with the LTI status a la Kucherov and now Stone and the disparity state tax laws allow for (eg. Florida players take lower salaries due to the state tax breaks). Those 2 issues need to be corrected for true equality but equality in money in the league is a good thing.
The Jacobs are not , Harry made money for them and he did what he was told to do , be competitive to get some playoff dates , but don't spend to much money doing it.............Harry is a first class dirtbag ,so over rated in this town ,especially by the " ass kissing " media.........
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From the Athletic's James Mirtle on Ondrej Kase. It's a great read if you can get it about concussions and Kase's strange journey through them.
The Ondřej Kaše story: A path through hell and back, one hockey hit at a time
Truth be told, almost no one remembers the hit.
It was more than six years ago, in the minors. A young forward lugging the puck up the ice, trying to break into the offensive zone. A defenseman getting a little overzealous with his elbow, after the puck was dumped in behind him.
Nothing particularly unusual. Or memorable.
But Ondřej Kaše can’t fully forget, as much as he’d like to. Not when that hit has led him to here, where every play could mean the end of his career. Where he’s missed more than 40 percent of the games since coming to North America as a teen.
“Yeah,” Kaše says, with a heaviness in his voice. “It was my third game.”
He was 19. He was selected 205th out of 2010 players in the 2014 NHL Draft and had beaten incredible odds to get that far that fast. As a seventh-rounder from Kadaň, Czech Republic, a town of 18,000 outside of Prague, few would have expected he would even get an NHL contract, let alone be playing a rung below the big leagues right away.
But Kaše was (and is) a battler, a player who always plays full out, no matter the situation. While not overly big, he was feisty. He seemed tailor-made to at least fill a bottom-six role, battling in the corners for loose pucks.
The Anaheim Ducks scouts saw that when they took a flier on him late in that draft. And they wanted him in the AHL as a kid, to develop in their program in San Diego.
Then, the hit
The Ondřej Kaše story: A path through hell and back, one hockey hit at a time
Truth be told, almost no one remembers the hit.
It was more than six years ago, in the minors. A young forward lugging the puck up the ice, trying to break into the offensive zone. A defenseman getting a little overzealous with his elbow, after the puck was dumped in behind him.
Nothing particularly unusual. Or memorable.
But Ondřej Kaše can’t fully forget, as much as he’d like to. Not when that hit has led him to here, where every play could mean the end of his career. Where he’s missed more than 40 percent of the games since coming to North America as a teen.
“Yeah,” Kaše says, with a heaviness in his voice. “It was my third game.”
He was 19. He was selected 205th out of 2010 players in the 2014 NHL Draft and had beaten incredible odds to get that far that fast. As a seventh-rounder from Kadaň, Czech Republic, a town of 18,000 outside of Prague, few would have expected he would even get an NHL contract, let alone be playing a rung below the big leagues right away.
But Kaše was (and is) a battler, a player who always plays full out, no matter the situation. While not overly big, he was feisty. He seemed tailor-made to at least fill a bottom-six role, battling in the corners for loose pucks.
The Anaheim Ducks scouts saw that when they took a flier on him late in that draft. And they wanted him in the AHL as a kid, to develop in their program in San Diego.
Then, the hit
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Ivo
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God bless him! (and this is coming from an atheist) Puts a lot of things in perspective.
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whatsbruin
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I recently popped into the FL Panthers stat board to check out Joe Thornton.
Looks to have played about 1/2 of their games.
Anyone know if he has been injured or just a healthy scratch.
If not his last chance, has to be close for the cup.
His stats are great, so I would expect him to pick up his play for the playoffs.
I don't think he raised his level of play in his other late round playoffs.
Looks to have played about 1/2 of their games.
Anyone know if he has been injured or just a healthy scratch.
If not his last chance, has to be close for the cup.
His stats are great, so I would expect him to pick up his play for the playoffs.
I don't think he raised his level of play in his other late round playoffs.
whatsbruin
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He needs to retire, that didn't look like much of a hit, and he is all sprawled out.
I don't like giving Haggerty clicks but someone/something pissed off Big Z big time:
The Red Wings signed defenseman Steven Kampfer to a one-year deal worth $750,000 for the 2022-23 NHL season. Kampfer was selected by the Anaheim Ducks in the 4th round, 93rd overall, of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft. However, after three years at the University of Michigan, he signed his entry-level contract with the Boston Bruins in March of 2010 after being dealt for a conditional fourth-round pick.
BruinsFanMike82
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I still miss him. Still would love him back. Welcome home, Looch! I cant believe how big his daughters got!
Yeah kids have a way of doing that
Has anyone else noticed that the 12-2 Golden Knights are coached by our old friend Bruce Cassidy? I didn’t until this morning.
IceColdOx
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Totally didn't know Peter McNab was a good baseball player.
A Lifetime Spent in Hockey: Peter McNab Story
We look at the Peter McNab story today. We remember McNab's 14 season NHL playing calling and his 33 years spent broadcasting.
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ap3lovr
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Have the Bruins announced when they will retire Chara's jersey? If I can, I would like to plan a trip down for that game.
Over the volcano
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Hopefully it’s the same ceremony where they name him team President of Hockey Operations
mjhfb
Easier from up here
Sure hope no opposing player feels brave and tests any of those three gentlemen.
